The green gauge

It may be a Glastonbury-free summer, but the spirit of the Green Fields lives on via a dedicated kit for campers with a conscience. Get a sustainable sleeping bag or a solar shower at www.biomelifestyle.com.

It's all aboard the Dixie Queen, 11 May, for Anti Apathy's Turning the Tide event. Where better to debate global water insecurity than on a Thames river boat? Tickets from www.antiapathy.org.

One-nil to the Alliance Against Urban 4x4s, which tackled the issue of footballers' gas guzzlers by protesting at Chelsea's practice ground.

Going down

Home to some of the world's last remaining primary rainforest, the Indonesian Archipelago is under siege from illegal logging, says Indonesian environmental group, Telapak, and the Environmental Investigation Agency.

Rumours abound that the Linda McCartney range of frozen vegetarian products is to be sold to Nestle - which came last in a recent survey of ethical companies.

LA police have evidently not heard of sustainable proponents the Slow Movement. They recently fined 82-year-old Mayvis Coyle $114 for taking too long to cross the road with her Zimmer frame.